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Bmi before Ivf

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Infertilitywarrior · 04/08/2021 19:50

Obviously I know I can't be given a concrete answer unless it's from my clinic but I was hoping for some answers to see if it can help with my worries. I recently had my first frozen embryo transfer, before I was allowed to start the medication I had to lose weight and go to the clinic to be weighed and check I was under 30 bmi. I was allowed to go ahead as I was fine but unfortunately ended with a chemical pregnancy ☹️
Now I have my follow up call on Friday and I am having massive anxiety attacks about the fact they will want me weighed again (I have put on about 4lb since I was weighed which makes my bmi something like 30.4)
Does anyone know if now that I was weighed to get the treatment agreed previously whether that's it? Or are they going to want me weighed again before next FET?
4lb doesn't sound like much but it takes me weeks to lose 4lb and means I won't be able to start medication on my next period if they want me weighed again and I feel like I'll be crushed having to wait until Sept to even start medication
Obviously I am taking steps to lose the weight already but I won't be under 30 bmi by the time my day 1 comes (poss around 18th Aug)
Sorry for the essay and thank you to everyone who answers

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girljulian · 04/08/2021 20:27

Hi, sorry it’s rubbish that they ask about these things, but I doubt they will weigh you again. They probably only weighed you to start with because you mentioned that your BMI might be on the high side. I have never been weighed by my clinic and I have a BMI of about 25, so I don’t look thin at all.

mouse1234567 · 04/08/2021 20:37

Hi -I don’t want to worry you -but I was usually weighed and measured by nurses and they worked out my BMI before each transfer as I remember. Good luck -hopefully they won’t quibble too much about a few pounds.

Infertilitywarrior · 04/08/2021 20:47

Yes it's rubbish considering I have pcos which makes weight loss difficult but in all other ways I am healthy, I exercise, eat well, look after myself and its the fact that's it literally like 3/4lb that pushes me over the edge of acceptable bmi and I try so hard to stay under the acceptable limit. The clinic have already told me that even if I was to start off with bmi under 30 then put on weight whilst on the medication they would call off the transfer! They are so strict! I'm hoping because they've weighed me before and I was good and they deliver the medication to my house that, as I wont have to be in the clinic until a scan just before transfer that I might get away with it 🤞naughty to think like that I know! But so sad to get knocked back again for a few lb
Xx

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